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Hi,
On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 16:01, <Robert.CTR.Liguori@faa.gov> wrote:
> Hello fellow Apache JackRabbit users,
>
> I'm just getting acquainted wth Apache JackRabbit. As such I have a
> few question.
>
> -- My intent is to support an existing web application with the reading
> of files (e.g. PDFs, docs, etc) off of a MS Windows OS using a new Apache
> JackRabbit repository.
>
> (1) I assume the Jackrabbit Standalone Server can be integrated
> seemlessly with a web application...
no, it is rather meant to run in a separate process. clients will
access the repository either via a RMI or WebDAV remoting layer. once
started you can access some documentation on how this can be done at:
http://localhost:8080/webdav-jcr.jsp and
http://localhost:8080/remote.jsp
> In regards to this statement, what
> benefits are gained by using the JackRabbit Web Application (war file). Is
> the Web App used in place of the server, or in tandem?
the web application is part of the standalone server but can also be
used in any other servlet container. in fact the standalone server is
a jetty instance running the jackrabbit web application.
> (2) I understand how to read files from the repository using the
> JackRabbit API. But what is the most popular way to write files... I
> guess through the API. Is there a means or tool(s) to write files into
> the (Windows OS) repository outside of the API?
the jackrabbit web application comes with a WebDAV implementation that
supports the basic file operations. see:
http://localhost:8080/webdav-simple.jsp (again, this is a URL that
will work with a started standalone server, but will equally work with
the web application deployed in another servlet container).
> (3) For reading PDF files for a web application is using the JSR 170
> directly the best way to go for simple web applications... or have there
> been built applications with JSR 170 that eases development?
Apache Sling just graduated from the Incubator and is now a top level
project. From the website:
<quote>
This is Apache Sling in five bullets:
- REST based web framework
- Content-driven, using a JCR content repository
- Powered by OSGi
- Scripting inside, multiple languages
- Apache Open Source project
</quote>
http://sling.apache.org/
> (4) What are popular competing JSR 170-implementations to Apache
> JackRabbit? How do they compare?
you can find a list of other implementations here:
http://wiki.apache.org/jackrabbit/JcrLinks#head-04bfd8affefa5989d0054d4f9add7dd9bb47f5a4
major differentiators are probably compliance level and additional
tools/applications that are shipped with the repository.
> (5) Outside of JSR 170 and Apache JackRabbit's web site, is there any
> other popular home for JSR-170 related documentation?
most repository vendors have pages dedicated to JSR 170. google et al
is your friend: http://www.bing.com/search?q=jsr+170
> In general, am I on the right track wanting to add and manage PDFs and
> Word docs with Apache JackRabbit for a web applicaiton? If I'm off track
> please point me to the best Apache product to get the job done. BTW, we
> are using JavaServer Faces for our presentation layer and Java EE for just
> about everything else.
jackrabbit is a very good choice for storing and retrieving
hierarchical content for either structured or unstructured data. and
in combination with apache sling its very easy to create a web
application.
regards
marcel